The 'Degrassi: Next Class' Cast Adds 5 Newcomers To The Students We Already Know

If you grew up watching television at any point over the past 30 years, especially if you lived in Canada, chances are you've probably heard of the teen drama series Degrassi. The show has a long history of tackling subjects important to high school students during whatever time period it aired. Now, Degrassi is moving to Netflix — yes, the streaming service saved yet another beloved television show — with a new incarnation of the Canadian drama. And with a new place to catch the series comes a new cast of Degrassi: Next Class.

The franchise started in 1979, then called The Kids of Degrassi Street, which evolved into Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High during the late '80s/early '90s. Then the series was rebooted in the form of Degrassi: The Next Generation, and ran for a total of 14 seasons before it was cancelled. Now the series has been re-imagined yet again in Degrassi: Next Class, which will feature a combination of returning cast members and entirely new characters.

So, fans hoping to see more of the characters from previous Degrassi incarnations should be happy (Snake is back, of course), but if you'd like to know more about who will be portraying the newest students at Degrassi Community School, here's a cheat sheet to the new stars.